Welcome to Spring City ...

The town of Spring City is located in Rhea County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Spring City has a population of 1,854 people<2> (see below for details).

Spring City is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Spring City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Spring City (for example, toward Spencer), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Spring City: 423

The ZIP code for Spring City: 37381<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spring City had an population of 1,854 people. This is a decrease of 6.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spring City had a population of 1,981 people (which is 6.22% of the total population of Rhea County). This makes Spring City the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Spring City represents 0.03% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,981 people, the population of Spring City decreased 2.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,025 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spring City.

Communities Also Named Spring City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Spring City - they are located in Kansas (3), Michigan, Missouri (3), Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring City.

Communities near Spring City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring City.

Lakemont Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
College Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
Lake Tansi Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Surprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <6>
Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
Center Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
Greenbriar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Spring City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring City. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Spring City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring City ...

Looking for more information about Spring City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spring City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spring City.

Adding Spring City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Spring City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Spring City post office opened in 1878.

We also found Spring City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Spring City.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Spring City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spring City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/